Rogers council accepts grant for bike lane project
ROGERS -- The City Council accepted a grant that will fund the final phase of a project to add a bike lane along Poplar Street.
View ArticleHousing task force presents ‘silver buckshot’ plan to the Fayetteville council
FAYETTEVILLE -- The Fayetteville Housing Crisis Task Force made its final findings to the City Council Tuesday, emphasizing immediate action while also expressing a need to sustain those efforts...
View ArticleOne interviewed as Fort Smith Board of Directors begins search for internal...
FORT SMITH -- The city's Board of Directors held its first interview Tuesday for the vacant internal auditor position.
View ArticleWashington County seeking grant for work at old jail; Wheeler Bridge...
FAYETTEVILLE -- County officials on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the county to apply for a $1.5 million grant for improvements at the old county jail and crisis stabilization...
View ArticleBentonville City Council rejects three solid waste, recycling bids in favor...
BENTONVILLE -- The question of who will handle Bentonville's trash remained unsettled following a City Council meeting Tuesday.
View ArticleAssault and battery arrests reported by police in River Valley
Felony arrest from the Arkansas State Police and the Fort Smith Police Department.
View ArticleWomack visits Five Rivers Distribution in Van Buren, talks slackwater harbor...
VAN BUREN -- Despite the rain, U.S. Rep. Steve Womack traveled to Van Buren on Tuesday to visit transportation company Five Rivers Distribution and hear a status update on a planned slackwater harbor.
View ArticleCrawford County, Hamby defend against civil suit, say former library...
FAYETTEVILLE -- Crawford County government leaders lay responsibility for the relocation of LGBTQ-themed books in its libraries -- and the ensuing lawsuit the county lost -- at the feet of the former...
View ArticleJonesboro police arrest 19-year-old Fort Smith armed robbery suspect
FORT SMITH -- A man sought in connection with a July 4 armed robbery in Fort Smith is in custody across the state in Jonesboro, according to a Fort Smith Police Department press release.
View Article1 hurt in Fort Smith shooting Tuesday night, police say
FORT SMITH -- One person was hurt late Tuesday in a shooting on Johnson Street, according to a Fort Smith Police Department press release.
View ArticleMotorists advised of Bentonville road projects expected to affect traffic...
BENTONVILLE -- The city is advising motorists to be aware of traffic impacts caused by road work in the weeks ahead.
View ArticlePolice respond to shooting in Centerton that left one man dead
CENTERTON -- Police are investigating a shooting in Centerton that left one person dead Wednesday morning.
View ArticleWashington County’s Community Rebuilding Initiative garners national...
FAYETTEVILLE -- A Washington County project meant to get people out of the criminal justice system through substance abuse treatment and life skills education has been recognized by the National...
View ArticleNAACP Sebastian County awards over $10,000 to local graduates
FORT SMITH -- The NAACP Sebastian County Branch recently announced awards of over $10,000 in scholarships to local high school graduates.
View ArticleNew mental exam requested for convicted felon already found fit to stand...
FORT SMITH -- The defense attorney for a convicted felon charged with killing a Fort Smith woman in her home requested a new mental health exam for the suspect just days after a first evaluation...
View ArticleGentry Primary School offers free school supplies for students; district...
GENTRY -- A Northwest Arkansas school district will provide school supplies for kindergarten through second-grade students this school year.
View ArticleFertilizer limits and $103 million in penalties proposed by Oklahoma in...
The Oklahoma attorney general proposes banning use of poultry litter as fertilizer in soils when tests show ample phosphorus levels already, anywhere in the Arkansas portion of the Illinois River...
View ArticleGreenwood City Council applies for three state grants needed for city projects
GREENWOOD -- The City Council on Monday approved three applications for state grants to be used for improvements around town.
View ArticlePrairie Grove picks Springdale principal as assistant superintendent in...
PRAIRIE GROVE -- A longtime Springdale educator has been tapped to help guide the School District into the future following a slate of recent administrative changes.
View ArticleNorthwest Health names new CEO
Juli McWhorter has been named chief executive officer at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville, Northwest Health said on Wednesday.
View ArticlePartial lane closures set for Fayetteville’s Carr Boulevard
FAYETTEVILLE -- A section of Stephen Carr Memorial Boulevard will be milled and repaved beginning Sunday.
View ArticleStatewide crackdown on suspected child sexual abuse crimes leads to Fort...
FORT SMITH -- A Sebastian County teenager was arrested last month as part of a statewide crackdown on individuals who are suspected of possessing child sexual abuse material, Arkansas State Police said...
View ArticleJudge orders Rogers man serving prison time for battery to be held without...
BENTONVILLE -- Even if Zachary Campbell is paroled in the months ahead, he'll still likely find himself behind bars after a circuit judge ordered him to be held without bond in connection with killing...
View ArticleJudge resets jury trial for Garfield man accused in teen’s death due to...
BENTONVILLE -- Benton County Circuit Judge Brad Karren on Thursday delayed the jury trial for a Garfield man accused of killing a teenage boy in a driving while intoxicated crash.
View ArticleNew laws leave some Northwest Arkansas election officials with questions
FAYETTEVILLE -- State and local officials had differing interpretations of some new laws at a Thursday morning forum to discuss how those laws will impact future elections.
View ArticleCorrections Board chair says the ‘stars had to line up’ leading to ‘Devil in...
A former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” did not have help when he walked out of a north-central Arkansas prison in May, touching off a two-week long manhunt, the head of the state’s...
View ArticleThunder in the Fort: Parade, block party for local NBA champions set
FORT SMITH -- There will be some thunder in Fort Smith later this month, but not from any passing storms.
View ArticleCarroll County, Arkansas authorities investigating after man’s body found in...
OAK GROVE -- Local and state authorities are investigating after authorities found a dead man's body in the middle of a Carroll County road.
View ArticleTravelers can head ‘Home and Away’ in new art gallery at XNA
HIGHFILL -- Passengers flood the busy terminal, rushing to reach their luggage, loved ones or next destination when a flight lands at Northwest Arkansas National Airport.
View ArticleFirst Liberty Institute takes defendants’ side in 10 Commandments lawsuit in...
FAYETTEVILLE -- A national legal organization has filed a friend of the court brief in support of the defendants in a lawsuit over an Arkansas law requiring all public schools to display the Ten...
View ArticleWashington County planners endorse business operations
FAYETTEVILLE -- County planners on Thursday unanimously approved conditional use permits for two business projects, one new and one that has been operating for years without a permit.
View ArticleTeams to compete in Southwest Elite 7 on 7 Showcase at Shiloh Christian
SPRINGDALE -- Shiloh Christian Coach Tucker Barnard expects tough competition Friday as the Saints football program hosts the 2025 Southwest Elite 7 on 7 Showcase.
View ArticleGreenwood School Board approves SRO agreement and food cost increases
GREENWOOD -- Members of the Greenwood School Board unanimously approved changes to the upcoming school year's meal prices for students as well as renewing an agreement with the Greenwood Police...
View Article‘You killed my family!’ Alma man yelled before killing, witnesses testify
VAN BUREN -- Shirley Wesley heard two gunshots about midday Nov. 4, 2023. She went to see what happened and found her grandson, Cooper Wesley, holding a firearm and her son lying nearby.
View ArticleWalmart hosts event for Canada suppliers
Walmart held its first Growth Summit in Canada on Wednesday in search of potential suppliers of Canadian-made goods.
View Article1 dead after shooting at Lavaca home; police interviewing person of interest
LAVACA -- A Thursday evening shooting east of downtown Lavaca left one person dead, police said Friday morning.
View ArticleScranton pair plead not guilty in deaths of sisters police say were caused by...
PARIS -- A Scranton grandmother and her 16-year-old grandson both pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to the May 30 traffic deaths of two sisters that authorities said were caused when the...
View ArticleSet to start Sunday, Rogers road closure expected to last through mid-August
ROGERS -- The city is advising motorists to be aware of a road closure starting this weekend and lasting through mid-August.
View ArticleVisit Bentonville teams up with firm to develop destination master plan
BENTONVILLE -- Visit Bentonville officially launched Tuesday the development of a comprehensive strategy to guide the city's tourism growth with intention, alignment with community and visitor...
View ArticleGentry School District implements Bell-to-Bell, No Cell policy
GENTRY -- The Gentry School District has joined others in the area in officially implementing a policy restricting possession and use of personal electronic devices throughout the school day.
View ArticleBenton County Sheriff's Office identifies man who died after being shot...
ROGERS -- A man died Friday after being shot in the abdomen, Lt. Shannon Jenkins said.
View ArticleOsorio-Piedra pleads guilty to beating Fayetteville man to death
FAYETTEVILLE -- David Osorio-Piedra, arrested in connection with the 2023 beating death of Willie McAway in a Leverett Avenue apartment, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and two other felony...
View ArticleWalmart, Mastercard create international money-transfer system for people who...
Walmart and its banking partner Mastercard have created a new payment system for international money transfers, data analytics firm GlobalData said Friday.
View ArticleJudge who ruled against City of Fort Smith to hear new public records act...
FORT SMITH -- The City of Fort Smith and its acting city administrator face a new civil lawsuit alleging they violated the Freedom of Information Act less than six weeks after a judge ruled the city...
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